If you dig the collab, please feel free to check out my music instagram linked in my Reddit account bio:), as there’s loads more videos like this over there, and thank you all! 🙏

Thoughts abt the intro fill? (Put it at the start so I could re-take if I messed it up cause it’s hard to make sound good)

Currently using atlas 435b’s for overheads.

Looking to step it up a notch. Hit me up with what you like please

And thank you. Video links if you have them

https://youtu.be/CyBA27Djq-8?si=L1vm1_s03xs28355

I thought the AQ2 would sound better because it was much more expensive. The AQ2 also used more expensive maple wood, while the AQX used cheaper poplar wood.

But after listening to the video in the link above (the earphones I'm using are budget earphones), I actually like the sound of the AQX better.

The AQ2 has a richer resonance and round sound but for some reason, it gave off a vague impression. On the other hand, the AQX has less resonance than the AQ2, but it feels clearer and has a stronger attack(It's like a tama drum with a little more heft).

Am I the only one who feels this way? I wonder if I have a bad ear that can't tell the difference between expensive and cheap sounds. What do you think about the sound comparison above?

PS: Any idea what frequency range I should eq up to increase the "thickness" of the shellpack? I don't know if this is the right word choice since English is not first language. (heft? thickness? heavy? solid? anyway.. I like the sound of that kind of Sonor, but the AQX and AQ2 have less of that feeling)

Hello, my 7yo stepdaughter has been floating the idea that she wants to get into drumming. She's developed a taste for rock and I love it. Her dad and I are on the fence about how to approach it as finances are tight at the moment. With all the xmas sales, I found a 5 piece set made for beginners with reviews that show its good for her age. Its 260$ with the sale.

Our concern is what if she decides its not for her? Also will she realistically have enough time to practice? She's only with us fri-sun during the school year, and the full summer. My other concern is noise. We have a 5bd house with a basement, so she could set up there. I'm due with my second this january so idk if its the best time with newborn sleep/costs.

Her birthday is early summer, so maybe that will be better timing for practice and new baby. But if we decide to hold off on a full drum set right now, is there something we could get her now that would allow her to explore her interests before diving in fully (and that would also make a cool xmas gift)? Does it make any sense to set her up with lessons before having a set at home?

Any input is appreciated. I sent her dad to guitar center last night for an opinion and it wasn't very helpful lol. So I just thought I'd try here.

For reference, this is the set we were looking at.

I've only been playing since July and I'm learning by myself. I've been struggling with opening and closing the hihat (I think mostly due to playing heel up) but last week I figured out how to open>hit>close with my left hand while my right was on the ride. I think I genuinely surprised myself. I know I have a long way to go but figuring that out has really opened my eyes about what works and what I can do.

Whether funny, inspirational, or otherwise, I'd love to hear your stories and get excited to learn those tricks too!

https://youtube.com/shorts/A8UdYTLi6c0?si=x0k58TBg9PFYGWDx

I need a new snare and this caught my eye, looking to see if anyone has used it or if it’s worth the price!

As a intermediate drummer, I feel like there’s a weird plateau where I’m at right now. For starters, I technically have been drumming for 7 years but I wasn’t taking it seriously for my first two years, and then after two years of actually drumming, covid struck, so I wasn’t drumming for a while and I’ve started playing a while back, but it seems rhat my skills are very disproportionate. I am able to play increadibly fast and I can play on time perfectly, but I have some trouble with improvising and playing just without sheet music. For some reason, I just can’t seem to play any cool fill just on my own and I don’t know why. All the combinations I try to make on the drums just sound bad and I can only play fills off sheet even though I can play fast and on beat and I can play off beat rhythms. What do you all recommend I practice more to help with i guess my creativity on fills?

A simple question from a simple player... I know!

I messed around with drums when in music school, but was always more interested in guitar and synth... That was 15 years ago and I haven't been around a drum kit since then.

I bought an electric kit about a year ago, and with it I bought some Iron Cobras to play double pedal on the kick pad... It's been great fun and I'm really enjoying the learning process.

I am currently learning In The End (Linkin Park) where I am closing the hat at the same time I am starting a the double kick pattern.

At the moment I have my hat pedal right next to my left kick pedal, and I can close the hat and strike the kick with the same foot on both pedals - However I am aware that the hat is a Yamaha DTX electric kit pedal, so super sensitive to movement and doesn't take much to trigger it; and it also has a much smaller profile than a an actual hihat pedal and can be positioned anywhere because it doesn't have the stand and hihat attached to it... So I have it directly next to my kick pedal.

I plan on getting an acoustic kit when I move, and I don't want to form bad habits now if it isn't practical to play on an acoustic kit.

Also, I am a believer that anything goes in music and there is no right or wrong way.... But would playing both pedals be considered cheating, or is it a fairly standard practice?

Thanks

So I’m building an acrylic kit and I’m curious as to how far down from the edge should the lugs be placed? Different for each drum or should they generally be the same? I read a half inch somewhere else but I wanted to know what y’all thought